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In this paper we extend the geometric formalism of Hamilton-Jacobi theory for Mechanics to the case of classical field theories in the k-symplectic framework.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-02-01 M. De LeÓn , D. MartÍn De Diego , J. C. Marrero , M. Salgado , S. Vilariño

We present a formalism for computing classically measurable quantities directly from on-shell quantum scattering amplitudes. We discuss the ingredients needed for obtaining the classical result, and show how to set up the calculation to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-03-27 David A. Kosower , Ben Maybee , Donal O'Connell

This paper presents a "historical" formalism for dynamical systems, in its Hamiltonian version (Lagrangian version was presented in a previous paper). It is universal, in the sense that it applies equally well to time dynamics and to field…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-02-24 M Lachieze-Rey

Classical relativistic system of point particles coupled with an electromagnetic field is considered in the three-dimensional representation. The gauge freedom connected with the chronometrical invariance of the four-dimensional description…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 V. Tretyak , A. Nazarenko

The formalism of classical and quantum mechanics on phase space leads to symplectic and Heisenberg group representations, respectively. The Wigner functions give a representation of the quantum system using classical variables. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ajay Patwardhan

It is shown that, by appropriately defining the eigenfunctions of a function defined on the extended phase space, the Liouville theorem on solutions of the Hamilton--Jacobi equation can be formulated as the problem of finding common…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-03-25 G. F. Torres del Castillo

The Hamilton-Jacobi theory of Classical Mechanics can be extended in a novel manner to systems which are fuzzy in the sense that they can be represented by wave functions. A constructive interference of the phases of the wave functions then…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. G. Sidharth

In previous work, we developed quantum physics on the Moyal plane with time-space noncommutativity, basing ourselves on the work of Doplicher et al.. Here we extend it to certain noncommutative versions of the cylinder, $\mathbb{R}^{3}$ and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 A. P. Balachandran , T. R. Govindarajan , A. G. Martins , P. Teotonio-Sobrinho

It is shown that the existence of a time operator in the Liouville space representation of both classical and quantum evolution provides a mechanism for effective entropy change of physical states. In particular, an initially effectively…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-08 Eli Eisenberg , Larry Horwitz

The geometric framework for the Hamilton-Jacobi theory developed in previous works is extended for multisymplectic first-order classical field theories. The Hamilton-Jacobi problem is stated for the Lagrangian and the Hamiltonian formalisms…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-01-29 Manuel de León , Pedro Daniel Prieto-Martínez , Narciso Román-Roy , Silvia Vilariño

Liouville's theorem -- the preservation of phase-space volume -- is often presented as a corollary of Hamilton's canonical equations. Here we adopt an ensemble-first viewpoint in which the starting point is local probability conservation on…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-12-23 Enmanuel Rodríguez-Brea , Melvin Arias

The discussion is limited to first-class parametrized systems, where the definition of time evolution and observables is not trivial, and to finite dimensional systems in order that technicalities do not obscure the conceptual framework.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-28 Petr Hajicek

We present a semiclassical theory for the scattering matrix ${\cal S}$ of a chaotic ballistic cavity at finite Ehrenfest time. Using a phase-space representation coupled with a multi-bounce expansion, we show how the Liouville conservation…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Robert S. Whitney , Ph. Jacquod

In classical external gauge fields that fall off less fast than the inverse of the evolution parameter (time) of the system the implementability of a unitary perturbative scattering operator ($S$-matrix) is not guaranteed, although the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Dennis D. Dietrich

The origin of the rather mysterious duality symmetry found in quantum Liouville theory is investigated by considering the Liouville theory as the reduction of a WZW-like theory in which the form of the potential for the Cartan field is not…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 L. O'Raifeartaigh , V. V. Sreedhar

We first prove stochastic representation formulae for space-time harmonic mappings defined on manifolds with evolving Riemannian metric. We then apply these formulae to derive Liouville type theorems under appropriate curvature conditions.…

Probability · Mathematics 2014-03-27 Hongxin Guo , Robert Philipowski , Anton Thalmaier

Classical mechanics, relativity, electrodynamics and quantum mechanics are often depicted as separate realms of physics, each with its own formalism and notion. This remains unsatisfactory with respect to the unity of nature and to the…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2018-02-07 C. Baumgarten

The concept of time emerges as an ordering structure in a classical statistical ensemble. Probability distributions $p_\tau(t)$ at a given time $t$ obtain by integrating out the past and future. We discuss all-time probability distributions…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-05-18 C. Wetterich

In this article we inspect the dynamics of classical field theories with a local conformal behavior. Our interest in the multisymplectic setting comes from its suitable description of field theories, and the conformal character has been…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-01-05 Ogul Esen , Manuel de León , Cristina Sardón , Marcin Zając

The Maxwell equations in the presence of sources are first derived without making use of the potentials and the Hamilton-Jacobi equation for classical electrodynamics is written down. The manifestly gauge invariant theory is then quantized…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-06-05 Partha Ghose